A biography for Andre Gidehasn’t been written yet.
“In hell there is no other punishment than to begin over and over again the tasks left unfinished in your lifetime.”
“Sin is whatever obscures the soul.”
“It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.”
“The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.”
“Not everyone can be an orphan.”
“Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.”
“Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.”
“Art begins with resistance - at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.”